Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.5028 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5028 LPIA
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.46 LPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.4167 LPIA
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.5028 LPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2024.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.46 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4167 LPIA, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.46 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.31 LPIA | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.28 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7097 LPIA | -44.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8214 LPIA | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 1.07 LPIA | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.27 LPIA | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8529 LPIA | -39.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7407 LPIA | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.75 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7528 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 LPIA | +55.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5882 LPIA | -49.6% |
| 2017 | 0.875 LPIA | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 LPIA | +40.7% |
| 2019 | 1.37 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4167 LPIA | -69.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6 LPIA | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6111 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6429 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5028 LPIA | -21.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.5028 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.17 LPIA, 43% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.5028 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.17 LPIA, 43% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 LPIA | 0.7097 LPIA | 1.46 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9493 LPIA | 0.5882 LPIA | 1.37 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5547 LPIA | 0.4167 LPIA | 0.6429 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 44 Brazil 0.706 LPIA compare
- 45 South Africa 0.6634 LPIA compare
- 46 Costa Rica 0.6193 LPIA compare
- 48 Colombia 0.4826 LPIA compare
- 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4667 LPIA compare
- 50 Armenia 0.28 LPIA compare
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Dominican Republic was 0.5028 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 LPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release